tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21402852.post708749997591603777..comments2015-03-30T18:30:18.465+10:00Comments on The NXT STEP is EV3 - LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Blog: NXT Motor Grader: Part 3: NXT controlled LightingJames Floyd Kelly (Jim)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13876934942928389738noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21402852.post-55608785991177418152009-03-20T02:14:00.000+10:002009-03-20T02:14:00.000+10:00William: Thank you for the suggestion. Black is ni...William: Thank you for the suggestion. Black is nice - but if you look at the real new M series Cat graders, they are a mixture of Black and Yellow. I will use the Black NXT - that is a great idea.BlueToothKiwihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05509100068326737423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21402852.post-47380720098062182852009-03-20T02:12:00.000+10:002009-03-20T02:12:00.000+10:00Jim: Thank you for the kind words. Next week we wi...Jim: Thank you for the kind words. Next week we will look at the most important part - the Grader blade or Mould board. I am still working on it right now.BlueToothKiwihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05509100068326737423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21402852.post-5377784808636550832009-03-20T02:11:00.000+10:002009-03-20T02:11:00.000+10:00Brian: That is a great suggestion and I can see it...Brian: That is a great suggestion and I can see it working. Anything to get rid of the variable block!BlueToothKiwihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05509100068326737423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21402852.post-3948832651923743192009-03-20T01:29:00.000+10:002009-03-20T01:29:00.000+10:00I cant wait to see the final product,that teaser p...I cant wait to see the final product,that teaser pic was great. Suggestion- make it an all black cab like 8275 and use (a) black NXT(s)Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16123356111643225565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21402852.post-88199922735999366442009-03-19T23:16:00.000+10:002009-03-19T23:16:00.000+10:00This is good stuff... great work. I really like t...This is good stuff... great work. I really like the real-world machine being examined to see how it can be duplicated with Technic and NXT. <BR/><BR/>JimJim Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13876934942928389738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21402852.post-82932899671791436162009-03-19T21:14:00.000+10:002009-03-19T21:14:00.000+10:00That's a nice idea for gradually increasing the li...That's a nice idea for gradually increasing the light level, but you might be able to get away with a more compact solution. Put a IRLink block and a Wait for 0.25 seconds block inside a Loop set to count to 8, and check the "show counter" checkbox. Wire the counter into the Motor A level plug, and you'll get a series of 8 calls to the IRLink block, each with an increasing power, slowly ramping the lights on over about 2 seconds.Brian Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18309361462316728701noreply@blogger.com